Irish Examiner view: Britain offers no apology to former colony

England's Prince Charles made a stirring speech at a ceremony to mark the Republic of Barbados

In a stirring and widely praised speech, the Prince of Wales acknowledged the 'appalling atrocity of slavery', describing it as something 'which forever stains our history'.

Earlier this week, Prince Charles observed Britain’s former colony, Barbados, become a republic at the ceremony in the Caribbean island that saw the British royal standard lowered and a new flag put in its place.

In a stirring and widely praised speech, the Prince of Wales acknowledged the “appalling atrocity of slavery”, describing it as something “which forever stains our history”.